as in reverted
to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level
the quality of research at the university lab has begun to retrogress since the massive budget cuts went into effect
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Trump reverted back to the names honoring confederates.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025 -
The rest of the patch notes include a ton of AI changes, some balance changes for the hardcore wipe, which is still proving controversial despite a lot of the most egregious changes being reverted already, and a big list of bug fixes.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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After Rogen gave a short and seemingly improvised speech, Bargatze returned for a brief monologue.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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My mother regularly intercepted the packages, returned the items, and used the money to buy food for our family.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Retrogressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrogressed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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